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Final ruleTook effect Nov. 10, 2025

Removal of Regulations Limiting Authorizations To Proceed With Construction Activities Pending Rehearing; Confirmation

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 24, 2026. Document 2026-03658. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.

What it does

On October 10, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) published in the Federal Register a final rule removing regulations. This action addresses arguments raised on rehearing and confirms the effective date of that final rule.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

2 parts of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

18 CFR 153, 18 CFR 157

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The Commission confirms that the effective date of the final rule published on October 10, 2025 (90 FR 48221), was November 10, 2025.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-03658
ActionFinal rule
AgenciesEnergy Department; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
PublishedFeb. 24, 2026
Effective dateNov. 10, 2025

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register